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Date: 2026-04-20 23:35:35+00:00UTC

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CNN: Fulton County, Georgia, jail leadership resigns after inmate's death and accusations of unsanitary conditions

Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that "was not fit for a diseased animal."

BBC News: Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

The Straits Times: From a small practice to a regional healthcare network: How Raffles Medical Group became part of Singapore’s story

The medical group’s heritage exhibition traces 50 years of growth through artefacts and memories

CNN: He was free for 2 years. Now Crosley Green is back in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit

A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit returned to prison Monday after spending the past two years building a life outside prison walls.

BBC News: Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting.

The Straits Times: PM Wong, Malaysia’s Anwar reiterate need for diplomacy amid Middle East crisis

They also discussed how Singapore and Malaysia can work more closely to strengthen supply chain resilience.

CNN: Tennessee Air National Guardsman applied to be a hitman online, the FBI says. It was a spoof website and now he's facing charges

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof "rent-a-hitman" website, according to the Department of Justice.

BBC News: Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran

The US president's comments come amid uncertainty over whether Iran will attend peace talks in Pakistan this week.

The Straits Times: Ex-chief hydrographer of Singapore gets top global award for playing key role in maritime navigation

Dr Parry Oei was awarded the Prince Albert I Medal for Hydrography.

CNN: Family of victim and survivors of Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting file lawsuit against gun magazine manufacturer and distributors

The family of a victim and several survivors of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit against companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the high capacity magazine used by the gunman who killed 8 people and injured several others [...]

BBC News: Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans

Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".

The Straits Times: Woman, 91, with dementia found soiled, alone at daycare reception; centre says procedures followed

The daughter also questioned polyclinic protocols.

CNN: GOP prepared to block vote to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciary

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and aims to set up a floor vote on the issue this afternoon, which Republicans are expected to block. [...]

BBC News: Apple names new chief executive to replace Tim Cook

John Ternus will take over running the technology giant as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.

The Straits Times: More durable dental implants, cheaper fuel cells with launch of industry research lab at NTU

NTU also marked the launch of two centres in collaboration with German research institution Max Planck Society.

CNN: Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place

A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night's deadline for the court to act approaches.

BBC News: Wolves relegation from Premier League confirmed - and why it had been coming

Wolves have been relegated from the Premier League after just three wins in their first 33 games of the season.

The Straits Times: Avoid Jalan Boon Lay stretch, Gul Way junction due to risk of flash floods: PUB

PUB said the public should avoid the areas for an hour.

CNN: McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan

Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn't have to include everything they want, it will help get him to the negotiating table with President Joe Biden. [...]

BBC News: King honours his 'darling Mama', the late Queen, on her centenary

The final design for a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth is to be unveiled, 100 years after her birth.

The Straits Times: SST students to track satellites, explore space with new on-campus observatory and radio station

The School of Science and Technology is one of only two secondary schools in Singapore to house an observatory.

CNN: Supreme Court seems sympathetic to postal worker who didn't work Sundays in dispute over religious accommodations

The Supreme Court seemed to side with a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who says the US Postal Service failed to accommodate his request to not work on Sundays.

BBC News: Attempted murder charge after car hit pedestrians

A 30-year-old woman is in a critical condition following the incident on Sunday morning in Soho.

The Straits Times: Man who sexually assaulted daughter gets 12 years’ jail

The victim was between six and nine years old at the time.

CNN: China's economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in Q1 2023

China's economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions.

BBC News: US singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of missing teen girl

Prosecutors say the singer, real name David Anthony Burke, could face life in prison due to the nature of the case, if convicted.

The Straits Times: ‘I wasn’t afraid’: S’porean singer in Taiwan temple chases down knife-wielding masked suspect

The suspect injured a policewoman and another man as they were trying to detain him.

CNN: Even when wives make as much as husbands, they still do more at home

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BBC News: 'Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve

Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.

The Straits Times: Missing: Man, 63, last seen in Boon Lay on March 24

Mr Tay was last seen wearing a green t-shirt, dark-coloured shorts and black slippers in the vicinity of Block 216A Boon Lay Avenue.


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